ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2023
Quality of life and psychological distress of patients with advanced cancer in the Philippines.
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- Psychological distress among cancer patients in African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of Life and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Patients With Cancer: Insights From a Tertiary Care Hospital.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Quality of Life Among Thai Patients With Advanced Cancer: Findings From the APPROACH Study.Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Self-assembled xK1 rosette nanotube as a nanocarrier for chemotherapeutic drug molecules: a molecular dynamics study.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Tagalog Version of the FACIT-Pal-14 Instrument in Measuring the Quality of Life of Filipino Cancer Patients.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Religion, culture, and cancer: insights from a qualitative study on coping experiences of Filipino patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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purposeThis study aimed to describe the quality of life (QOL) and psychological distress (anxiety and depression) of Filipino patients with advanced solid cancers and identify sociodemographic and clinical-related factors associated with them.
methods195 patients with advanced cancer were recruited from a major hospital treating cancer patients in the Philippines. Participants completed self-reported surveys on Quality-of-life (QOL-FACT-G) and psychological distress (HADS-D, HADS-A). Multi-variable OLS regression models were performed where sociodemographic, health history and clinical characteristics were included as predictors.
resultsThe average total FACT-G score was 65.39/108 (Standard deviation (SD) = 13.76), with the physical well-being scale having the lowest scores (M = 14.14/28, SD = 5.92). The two most common symptoms reported were fatigue (88%) and pain (86.5%). Physical symptom burden was significantly negatively associated with QOL and psychological distress. The average HADS-total score was 14.46/21 (SD = 5.77), with 8% with probable anxiety and 27% with probable depression. Participants who reported greater reliance on their spiritual faith for strength in coping with illness reported lower depression scores.
conclusionsOur findings underline the importance of understanding the multi-dimensional outcomes of Filipino advanced cancer patients. Results may be used to improve QOL and reduce the psychological distress of advanced cancer patients.
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